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                <div>Lindsey is from Florida and has worked in online and print media. Her happy place is Michaels craft store.</div>
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    <p>On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey — a Category 4 storm — made landfall in south Texas. While millions of people prepared for the hurricane by stocking up on food and water, it seems like animals took a cue from their owners and did the same.</p>
<p>On August 26, 2017, Tiele Dockens went outside her Sinton, Texas, home and snapped an unusual photo. She saw a dog walking down his street carrying a huge bag of kibble in his mouth — definitely not something you&#8217;d expect to see during a hurricane. &#8220;<span class="s1">My thought when seeing Otis was, &#8216;What is that dog carrying?'&#8221; she told LittleThings. &#8220;When I figured out it was an entire bag of dog food he was carrying along the street, I thought, &#8216;Oh, how cute! He got himself some treats!'&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Luckily, Tiele was not evacuated, and she told LittleThings there was no flooding in her area.</p>
<p>Tiele uploaded the photo to her Facebook, where it has received over 29,000 shares and 12,000 reactions as of this writing!</p>
<p>Apparently, the dog&#8217;s name is Otis and he lives right down the street from Tiele. While some commenters thought the photo was sad, Otis has already become quite the celebrity.</p>
<p>With the aftermath of the hurricane and the damage it&#8217;s caused, many Texans are calling Otis a perfect symbol of the strength and tenacity of the state&#8217;s residents.</p>
<p><em>NOTE: If you would like to donate to those affected by Hurricane Harvey, you can do so at the <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey?campname=Harvey&amp;campmedium=aspot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Red Cross</a>, the <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Humane Society</a>, and <a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/hurricane-harvey-evacuations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Austin Pets Alive</a>.</em></p>
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			<div class="caption"><p>This is Tiele Dockens, a Texas resident who was home during Hurricane Harvey.</p>
<p>On August 26, 2017, the mom stepped outside of her house and saw something quiet unusual.</p>
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			<div class="caption"><p>Tiele uploaded a photo to her Facebook of a dog in the street.</p>
<p>But the dog wasn&#8217;t just walking: he was carrying a big bag of kibble down the road!</p>
<p>Tiele&#8217;s post has already received 29,308 shares and over 12,000 reactions in the few days it&#8217;s been up.</p>
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<blockquote><p><em><span id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" tabindex="0" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}"><span class="hasCaption">This dog is walking around Sinton TX carrying a entire bag of dog food with him. LOL <a class="_58cn" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/refugee" data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}">#refugee</a></span></span></em></p>
<p><em>PSA: Owner is found. He is not a stray he just got out on his street.</em><br />
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			<div class="caption"><p>As you can see in the photo, Otis is walking down his street carrying a bag of kibble much like you&#8217;d see a person carrying food in case of an emergency.</p>
<p>Tiele made sure to let everyone know that Otis wasn&#8217;t a stray. In fact, he lived right down the street from her.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">&#8220;I had seen him a few times in town before and someone had told me he did have an owner,&#8221; Tiele told LittleThings. &#8220;I just wasn&#8217;t 100% sure who it was, but luckily with my Facebook post I was able to find out who owned him within 10 minutes.&#8221;</span></p>
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			<div class="caption"><p>Sandra is one of Otis&#8217; owners. She reposted Tiele&#8217;s Facebook photo and got a kick out of seeing her dog carrying his kibble.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have talked to the owners and they can&#8217;t believe that their dog is so famous,&#8221; Tiele told LittleThings. &#8220;<span class="s1">This dog was never lost or in any danger. If an animal was in some kind of trouble we would certainly have helped it!&#8221;</span></p>
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			<div class="caption"><p>Other commenters used the post to send prayers to those affected, while also giving a thumbs up to the pooch!</p>
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			<div class="caption"><p>One thing is for sure: Otis really was quite the clever dog to have his food all ready.</p>
<p>As for how in the world Otis got the food in the first place, Tiele had an answer.</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="s1">The food he was carrying was from a lumber store across the street from where he lives,&#8221; she explained to LittleThings. &#8220;He got the food and was taking it back to his house.&#8221;</span></p>
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			<div class="caption"><p class="p1"><span class="s1">While Otis was pretty self-sufficient and could grab his own food, many animals in the Texas area have not been as lucky. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">&#8220;If you want to help animals that are affected by the storm, there is a number of relief efforts and rescues places for animals set up to help with displaced animals after a storm,&#8221; Tiele told LittleThings. &#8220;Please send donations to these charities so we can help animals that can&#8217;t help themselves — unlike Otis!&#8221;</span></p>
<p class="p1">Please <strong>SHARE</strong> Otis&#8217; journey home with all of your friends and family on Facebook!</p>
<p class="p1"><em>NOTE: If you would like to donate to those affected by Hurricane Harvey, you can do so at the <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey?campname=Harvey&amp;campmedium=aspot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Red Cross</a>, the <a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Humane Society</a>, and <a href="https://www.austinpetsalive.org/hurricane-harvey-evacuations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Austin Pets Alive</a>.</em></p>
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